Gary Martin says: R.R. appeared twice with Z.S. but only once in color: XXXXX. I know they both made westerns but i don’t think of them as “western” stars …in the sense of Gabby Hayes. (I have always been in love with R.R. Thanks!)

And for Thursday, we have a mystery Native American and Back of the Head Guy.

Patrick says: Finally get a mystery western and I’m out of town. Just got back today from Old Tucson movie location where hundreds of westerns have been shot since it was built for the 1940 production “Arizona”.

Ruth Roman appeared twice with Z. Scott but only once in color: Colt .45. I know they both made westerns but i don’t think of them as “western” stars …in the sense of Gabby Hayes. (I have always been in love with Ruth Roman.Thanks!)

Well, we’ve got Zachary Scott out front slightly to the right (in the fancy print shirt) and next to him to his right (our left) is Ian MacDonald and slightly behind him is a youthful Lloyd Bridges trying to flex his forearm for visual effect. Of course, Bridges and MacDonald were also in High Noon where Bridges played Gary Cooper’s overly eager deputy (and nascent competitor for Katy Jurado’s affection) and MacDonald played the central antagonist Frank Miller. Interestingly MacDonald here also plays a ‘Miller’ albeit without a given name.

Finally get a mystery western and I’m out of town. Just got back today from Old Tucson movie location where hundreds of westerns have been shot since it was built for the 1940 production “Arizona”. On Monday we have Zachary Scott and Tuesday features Ruth Roman. Wednesday’s outlaws include Lloyd Bridges and Ian MacDonald who appeared together in “High Noon”. The film is “Colt .45″ from 1950. It was not filmed at Old Tucson; that would have been too strange.

Late to the party. The film is Colt .45. Zachary Scott, Ruth Roman, Lloyd Bridges and Ian MacDonald (the latter duo also appeared in High Noon. Any extra credit for the the guy far left in the back? Looks like Tom London, who seemingly appeared in every western made from the Thirties to Sixties, sometimes as an extra, sometimes a speaking role in B’s.

Today’s Mystery Man was generally billed as “Chief Thundercloud”. He played Tonto in Republic’s serial “The Lone Ranger”. Apparently his “real” name was Victor Daniels. And that other guy, based on the hat, has to be Randolph Scott. So that makes the movie “Colt .45″.

I’ve seen “Mildred Pierce” too many times not to recognize Zachary Scott. As to the two people who worked together in another western, it has to be Lloyd Bridges and the guy standing in front of him and beside Scott (can’t think of his name but sure he’s one of Ben Miller’s gang) in “High Noon.”

Also, I neglected to add Walter Coy to the list of players in the ‘gang-in-the-street’ pic. He is standing to Zachary Scott’s left (our right). He went on the a featured role in The Searchers (1956) as Aaron Edwards (brother to John Wayne’s Ethan), whose family is killed by the Indian raiding party to start the film and set the narrative in motion.